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. vented .from becoming i Patented May 2Q, 1924.

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ELECTRIC-IRON HOLDER.'

Application fileiirebruary 19, 1923;V l'serialfnm619,997.

To all whom t may concer/n.

Be it known that I, ALoIs AUGUST RITTER,

a citizen of the United States, and resident It has become the practicerecently toV equip Wardrobe trunks with electric irons,

but diiiiculty has been experienced in preventing the iron from movingabout within the trunk while the trunk is in transit.

it is therefore the particular object of this invention to provide meanswhereby an electric iron or the like may be conveniently mounted withina wardrobe trunk and predisplaced, even though the trunk be subjected torough usage. The iron holder forming the subject matter of thisinvention also contemplates the provision of means whereby the iron maybe quickly and easily released when it is desired to use the same.

The novel combination, construction-and arrangement of parts of thisinvention will be made more apparent as the description proceeds,especially when considered in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein; Y

Figure 1 isa fragmentary front elevational view of a wardrobe trunk,partly in section, showing this improved iron holder in place;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the iron holder, part of the iron beingshown in section;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken substantially on the planeindicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the plane indicatedby the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

vReferring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts, it will be seen that the referencecharacter 10 indicates a wardrobe trunk which may be of any suitabletype of construction and provided with a plurality of drawers l1. Theiron holder consists vof 'al base 12 which may be formedV of a board or'the like, thisbase member lbeing suitably shaped to fit in :oneof thecompartments 13 of one of the drawers V11.: 7

f Projecting Yupwardly from the base is V*an upright or standard 14,this upright being providedA with a pair of spaced slots15. Theclampingmember consists of a transverse strlp or member 16, one end ofwhich is designed to enter'one of the slots 15, depending upon the sizeof the iron. The other end of the clamping member 16 is provided with anelongated slot 17 for receiving the clamping bolt 18, pivoted as at 19,to a bracket 20 secured to the base 12.

A thumb nut 21, threaded on the clamping ,bolt 18 is adapted to engagethe clamping member v16.

The reference character 22 indicates the iron, and the referencecharacterl 23 the U-shaped portion of the iron handle which supports thegrip 24. y

Secured at right angles to the clamping member 16 is a secondaryclamping member 25, which member is formed with an open ended slot 26,adapted to engage one shank of the U-shaped handle member23,

as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. Aj

chain or other flexible means 27 is connected respectively to the'bracket 2O and the iron clamping' member to prevent the same frombecoming lost. 'n

In practice the secondary clamping member 25 is caused to engage, bymeans of its slot 26, the handle portion 23, while the transverselyextending portion of th'e clamping member is so manipulated that oneend' thereof is projected into one of the slots 15 of the upright 14 andthe other end arranged to be engaged by the clamping bolt 18, whichenters the slot 17. y

The thumb nut 21 is then rotated to cause the clamping member 16 to beardown tightly against the iron, whereupon the iron will be firmly held tothe base 12 and prevented from moving around the trunk. Obviously thebase 12 may either be fastened to the Hoor of the drawer in which it isplaced, or it may be caused to firmly` engage the same by fitting snuglytherein.

lFrom the foregoing description it will be Q Y Y 1,494,806 Y immediatelyapparent that the iron may be secured in place or removed with facility,

Y. is claimed is: i

1. In an iro-n holder of the class described a base member, an' uprightprojecting therefrom, said upright' being formed With Y a slot, aclamping -bolt pivotally secured to said base member and a removableclamping member adapted to engage the slot of said upright and to beclamped against the ironv by said pivoted bolt member. 2. An iron holderof the class described ycomprising a base member, an upright mounted onsaid member and provided With va plurality of slots, a pivoted clamping'bolt Y mounted on said base member and an ironV clamping member adaptedto engage one of said slots and to be'engagedby said clamping bolt, forthe purpose described. e

Y 3. In an iron holder Vofthe class describedV a base member, an uprightmember secured' to said base member, said upright member being formedwith Ya Vplurality of slots, av clamping bolt pivotally mounted on saidbase member'and an iron clamping member comprising a transverseclampingrportion and an angular clamping portion, said transverseclamping member being adapted to engage at one end With one of saidslots, the other end of said member beingslotted to receive saidclampingV bolt, said angular o clamping member lbeing formed with anopen ended slot to yengage the' handlerof the iron.V f,

In testimony ture.

whereof, l aiix `my si-gna- Y ALoisAUGUeT RITTER(V

